We're picking up momentum here at the HBCU Aging Conference in Boston - meaningful connections and inspiring conversations all around! Let’s start off Day 2 with a bang!!

Day 2 of our collaborative preconference workshop at #GSA2025

Day 1 of our collaborative preconference workshop at #GSA2025 was a huge success, with several of our current and past BIGG awardees and mentors in attendance. Join us for Day 2.

🗣️Call for Applications: 2025 BIGG Travel Fellowships for Advanced Students and Early Career Researchers. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Welcome to BIGG Visibility Day! #Letsgettheconversationgoing 😊 Remember to use the hashtag #BIGGRollcall and tag us

A reminder to join us on October 3rd, 2025 for the BIGG Visibility Day

Reminder: BIGG Visibility Day is on Friday, October 3, 2025. Join us to celebrate the beautiful Black minds in the field of aging research, teaching, and practice.

We still need your help to achieve our goal of supporting 15 students to attend GSA this year. No amount is too small. Please support us and share with your network. Thank you. 🙏🏾 gofund.me/589f8c18

🗣️🆘Support Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics (BIGG) Students and Scholars Your gift empowers students to research, connect, and change the future of aging. For further details on how you can help, visit: gofund.me/0e984158

New publication alert. 🚨 Our findings reveal that, contrary to expectations, high levels of both grit and active coping may paradoxically exacerbate SCD symptoms in Black American males, suggesting a complex relationship between these factors. @hamplab.bsky.social   doi.org/10.1002/bsa3...

I am #ALZFunded. #ENDALZ @stforner.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social @hamplap.bsky.social

The incredible Mr. Raymond Jetson, founder of Aging while Black blessed us with his wisdom at the HBCU aging workshop. Thank you Mr. Jetson for supporting us and delivering an engaging and powerful talk.

We have a full house! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us and participate in insightful discussion of decolonizing aging research.

Celebrating our inaugural HBCU Aging Ambassadors. We can’t wait for the world to learn about the incredible work you do. ⁦‪#BIGG Black in Aging

Dr. Melissa Gerard of @NIHAging educating us about NIA’s commitment to workforce diversity in aging research. We are off to a great start on the day 2 of our HBCU Aging conference.

If you’ve made it to Seattle tonight, come out and support our HBCU Aging Ambassadors as they share their research. We are in Sheraton Ballroom B. Black in Aging! @dkesiaka.bsky.social

🗣️Join us as we honor Black elders and amplify Black minds in aging research & practice. Registration is now open for all upcoming webinars during BIGG Week 2024! We hope to see you there! #BIGGWeek2024 Register here: blackingeron.org/2024/09/15/b...

Have you registered for this webinar, "Resilience and Recognition: Advancing Black Contributions in the Field of Aging?" If not, please check it out. We hope to see you there. Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Have you registered for this webinar, "Empowering Communities: Black Perspectives in Gerontology and Geriatrics?" If not, please check it out. We hope to see you there. Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🗣️Join us as we honor Black elders and amplify Black minds in aging research & practice. Registration is now open for all upcoming webinars during BIGG Week 2024! We hope to see you there! #BIGGWeek2024 Register here: blackingeron.org/2024/09/15/b...

As we observe Juneteenth, it is essential to reflect on the enduring spirit of those who fought for emancipation and to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and contributions of African Americans. Our community is dedicated to honoring this day through education, reflection, and unity.

You can also check out Dr. Osman’s #BlackInNeuro seminar here! www.youtube.com/live/S2C4w28... #BlackInSTEM #Neuroscience 🧪

Jenea and Melyssa discuss opportunities and experiences attending conferences from the perspective of diversity, belonging, and accessibility. What are your thoughts on ways that conference organizations can increase accessibility and broaden participation? #CompBioCafePod: https://buff.ly/3VbmNuj

Deadline approaching! Apply now! 📣📣

Our Undergraduate Research Showcase is back! Cash prizes to be won: 1st place  - $1000.00 2nd place - $750.00 3rd place - $500.00 Register to present your research (deadline extended to June 16): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Register to watch: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I'm hiring a postdoc with expertise in computational methods and group identities (e.g. race, gender, religion, nationality, etc.). Please share with anyone you think might be interested. www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

A Sweeping History of the Black Working Class|@robgreeneii.bsky.social focusing on the Black working class and its long history, @profblmkelley.bsky.social's book, Black Folk, helps tell the larger story of American democracy over the past two and a half centuries www.thenation.com/article/arch...

🗣️ Exciting opportunity for HBCU students!!! BIGG and the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) HBCU Collaborative Interest Group are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2024 HBCU Aging Ambassadors Program (HAAP).

Thank you @agingwhileblk and @ASAging for the opportunity to contribute to the broader conversation about the aging Black experiences. @blackingeron.bsky.social

🗣️ Check out @NCOAging's National Falls Prevention Fellowship Program. For further information, visit the link. www.ncoa.org/article/nati...

2022-23 BIack In Neuro Annual Report is posted! We want to acknowledge all involved in its preparation. Cover: Ni-ka Ford, CMI Graphic Design: Daniela Franco Reporting: @tory-teller.bsky.social @pkpd-babe.bsky.social @heyitsalma.bsky.social Darielle Lewis-Sanders, Ubadah Sabbagh, and Danielle Nadin.

Exciting news! 🥳 Black In Neuro Seminar Series returns for year THREE with an incredible lineup of talks! Kicking off with Dr. Manly from Columbia University on Thurs. Feb. 29, 2024. Don't miss out – register now blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5521191 #neuroskyence 🩺 🧪 #BlackInSTEM #dementia

This exploratory study suggests there are racial disparities in dementia severity, functional impairment, and neuropsychiatric symptoms.

This story is part five of an AP series examining the health disparities experienced by Black Americans across a lifetime.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) are invaluable opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience. Join Black In Neuro on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 at 1 PM ET for an information session with universities on the SURF application process. Register now! t.co/MuYLHgnG85 🟦🧠 🧪